Strong Roots, Global Reach – 2025 NHLA Convention Showcases Strength And Unity Of  The Hardwood Industry 

Strong Roots, Global Reach – 2025 NHLA Convention Showcases Strength And Unity Of  The Hardwood Industry The 2025 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase recently united more than 700 hardwood industry professionals from across North America and around the world for three days of learning, networking, and collaboration in San Antonio, Texas. Held at the […]

Lakes States Business Trends 2025 – From Lacking And Abnormal To Fairly Decent, It’s A Mixed Region

Lakes States Business Trends 2025 – From Lacking And Abnormal To Fairly Decent, It’s A Mixed Region Two out of three hardwood lumber sources in the Lake States region agree on abundant transportation and a poor market, while one reported trucking troubles and another reported a decent market and stability. The market is “fairly decent,” […]

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – West Coast Appears Steady, Marked By Selective Buying, Specialty Orders, Cautious Optimism

West Coast Business Trends 2025 – West Coast Appears Steady, Marked By Selective Buying, Specialty Orders, Cautious Optimism Markets across the West Coast remain active but inconsistent, with many producers describing business as “sporadic but steady.” The pattern is much like recent months, with certain specialty and high-end segments maintaining consistent demand while overall movement […]

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Predicted Supply Shortages, Tariffs And Bestselling Hard Maple

Ontario Business Trends 2025 – Predicted Supply Shortages, Tariffs And Bestselling Hard Maple The hardwood forest sector hasn’t changed much moving into fall and early winter with production still at a lesser pace, nor has demand increased. Buyers have no urgent reasons for purchasing although supply shortages in the months ahead are a possibility. Secondary […]

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Trailer Trials, Lacking Labor And Tariff Tensions

Northeast Business Trends 2025 – Trailer Trials, Lacking Labor And Tariff Tensions Uncertainty, labor and pricing are the main concerns for lumber representatives across the Northeast in the hardwood industry. In Pennsylvania, the market is “steady but the pricing is low. I can move material,” said the lumber source. Compared to six months ago, the […]

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – White Oak Dominates Winter

Southeast Business Trends 2025 – White Oak Dominates Winter The majority of Southeastern lumber sources shared that they and their customers are optimistic the market will improve despite complaints about high inventory affecting demand. Many also reported the closing of mills, labor struggles and product pricing as industry issues. In Arkansas, a lumber source reported […]

Industry News – December 2025

Industry News – December 2025 Wolverine Hardwoods Now Offering Breeze DriedTM Sticks Wolverine Hardwoods, based in Allegan, MI, recently announced that they now offer Breeze Dried sticks as the exclusive, authorized distributor of LTL in the U.S. These sticks have uniform grooves and ridges that run the width of the sticks, letting air flow freely […]

Sights Set On 2026

Sights Set On 2026 It’s hard to believe that it’s already December, but I think we can all agree that we’re ready for a new year and a fresh start! At the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA), we’re staying busy and making preparations for our 2026 National Conference and Expo, which will take place Wednesday–Friday,March 25–27, at […]

Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, And The Art Of The Piano

Steinway & Sons: Tradition, Innovation, And The Art Of The Piano At Steinway & Sons, music begins with wood. Each year, the company uses more than 500,000 board feet of carefully selected hardwoods to craft its world-renowned grand and vertical pianos at its factories in Astoria, NY, and Hamburg, Germany. “He’s a great musician, an […]

Simon Lussier Ltee: Providing High Quality Hardwood Lumber For Three Generations

Simon Lussier Ltee: Providing High Quality Hardwood Lumber For Three Generations Simon Lussier Ltee, headquartered in Blainville, QC, was founded in 1938 by Simon Lussier. Originally a dairy farmer, Simon sold off his farm and bought tracts of timber. He sent logs into Montreal to be sawn and kiln-dried before he sold the lumber to […]